Ah, lights out has finally arrived and we adults can breathe a sigh of relief!
We are thankful that God provided smooth sailing for our trip to Pittsburgh, registration, and the kick-off to the conference! Aside from a short stop regarding a headlight that went out on our rental van, we had an uneventful trip to Robert Morris University. Our group is quite impressive, as they are respectful passengers and showed the love of Jesus through their actions at our lunch stop along the way. Adults noticed student politely staying out of others' ways and interacting in a Christ-like manner with people they didn't even know! LOVE THEM!!!
The registration process went without a hitch, and we unloaded into our dorm as soon as the large group arrived on campus. We are the largest group here this year and have an entire dorm to ourselves which is really nice for youth group times each evening and for some extra bonding time. The girls have a floor and the guys have a floor, and we are excited to make our "own rules!"
Tonights opening session was awesome. Steve Fee and his band challenged us to start the week off whole-heartedly. Instead of taking a day or so to "warm up", he encouraged us to focus wholey on Jesus from the very begining. There was definitely a spirit of excitement and anticipation in the room as we worshiped together.
The OB choir sang and Shawn McBride spoke about the importance of God's Word in our lives - and here this week. We processed this a bit more tonight in youth group time and encouraged students to discuss the application of this in their rooms tonight before closing the night out in prayer!
What a great start! We are excited to see what God will continue to do in and through our students all week! Please continue to pray along with us!
DK
